#NaDuterte sa Free Tuition

As per Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2017-1 of the Commission on Higher Education and Department of Budget and Management, the “free tuition fee” privilege has to comply with certain provisions in the entitlement and availment of free tuition 2017, to wit:

The number of students who may avail of the tuition subsidy shall be determined by the estimated tuition income of the University.

So hindi lahat makaka avail pala. Depende sa income ng university.

Only academically-able students shall be considered free for the payment of tuition fees. The discretion to set the criteria as to being “academically able” is given to the University which could include grades in high school, entrance test result, interview, among others.

The priority are the continuing students and shall be given free tuition slots in the following order, subject to the availability of the free tuition funds:

a. graduating students with one semester remaining regardless of household per capita income.

b. graduating students with one academic year remaining regardless of household per capita income.

c. non-graduating students who belong to a household that is or was a beneficiary of 4Ps.

d. non-graduating students who were never part of the household that is, or was a beneficiary of 4Ps but still included in the Listahanan 2.0 ranked according t their estimated per household capita income.

e. non-graduating students ranked according to their per capita household income based on submitted documentation(s) for proof of income.